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In the evening hours of December 6, 1953 four F-84D jet aircraft of 128th Fighter Bomber Squadron of the Georgia Air National Guard crashed near this site. They were returning from a routine weekend training flight from the Miami area when they encountered unexpected weather and altitude awareness problems as they prepared to land at Dobbins AFB near Marietta, Georgia. All of the pilots perished. No one on the ground was injured although the impact destroyed the home of the Ernest Brooks family that by chance were not at home. After the accident the United States Air Force changed the design of the altimeter, the instrument used to measure altitude, making it easier to read. This change probably saved many lives in the future.
The Pilots were Captain Idon M. Hodge, Jr., 1st Lieutenant Samuel P. Dixon Jr., 1st Lieutenant Elwood C. Kent, and 2nd Lieutenant William A. Tennent.
The Pilots were Captain Idon M. Hodge, Jr., 1st Lieutenant Samuel P. Dixon Jr., 1st Lieutenant Elwood C. Kent, and 2nd Lieutenant William A. Tennent.
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| HM Number | HM65B |
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| Tags | |
| Historical Period | 20th Century |
| Historical Place | Business Center |
| Marker Type | Memorial |
| Marker Class | Historical Marker |
| Marker Style | Free Standing |
| Year Placed | 2003 |
| Marker Condition |  0 out of 10 (1 reports) |
| Date Added | Wednesday, September 10th, 2014 at 2:42pm PDT -07:00 |
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| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 16S E 771422 N 3766762 |
|---|---|
| Decimal Degrees | 34.00641667, -84.06113333 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 34° 0.385', W 84° 3.668' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 34° 0' 23.1000" N, 84° 3' 40.0800" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 770, 678, 404 |
| Can be seen from road? | Yes |
| Is marker in the median? | No |
| Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling North |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 2500 Northlake Dr, Suwanee GA 30024, US |
| Alternative Maps | Google Maps, MapQuest, Bing Maps, Yahoo Maps, MSR Maps, OpenCycleMap, MyTopo Maps, OpenStreetMap |
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